“I am out there trying to be the best that I can, whether in training or matches. I am a right-back playing on the left at the moment but that has helped me progress as a player, and show I am versatile.

“When I first went there, maybe I wasn’t but now I am comfortable in both positions.”

Doherty is enjoying his link-up on the left with on-loan Sheffield Wednesday midfielder Jeremy Helan.

“I feel like we are doing quite well, defensively and going forward,” he said. “We are trying things and that doesn’t come off all the time but we are positive when we have the ball.

“We are always trying to attack and go past people and I feel quite comfortable playing behind Jeremy.